Mark Streit Passes Physical; Off IR
Obviously this isn't huge news but it does contribute to the feel good vibe that everyone has been experiencing regarding the isles lately. It also eliminates the possibility that the surgeon accidentally used Elmer's glue to repair Streit's labrum or that he replaced his rotator cuff with a discarded chicken bone. Now all we have to do is hope that we can make it through training camp without having our bubble bursted and subsequently urinated on.
8 months ago
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This is HUGE news.
I’m not a Garth hater by any means, but after all of the double speak we heard over the last couple fo summers about Ricky Knees being on target for a full season. I wasn’t believing Streit’s comeback was on target until he passed the physical and came off of IR.
Nassau Coliseum lost a veteran and an original Islander fan. ACC 1918-2011
I have never seen that site before
But Streit’s been an Islander for 4 years and that picture is of him in a Canadiens jersey with the logo photoshopped off. C’mon!
"He's depriving some small village of a pretty good idiot" - Mike Milbury on Ziggy Palffy's agent Paul Kraus.
could be worse
Drew Doughty is faceless, Mike Fisher wears a football helmet and is faceless, and the Isles have some guy named Joshua Bailey (who is also faceless) lol
by Killbox76 on Sep 16, 2011 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
The webmaster needs to hit google images
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Sep 16, 2011 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
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